Despite being a busy doctor, for 70-year-old Masillamani Paul Julius not making time to read the newspaper isn’t an option.
Julius said: “I skim through the headlines but I make sure to take it with me to work. I go through it in-between seeing patients.”
The Dubai resident has been a subscriber of Gulf News for more than two decades, since 1998, and has always considered it as the preferred choice.
“I have always liked the way the news is covered, which is not just an East — West perspective, but looks at the world as a whole. I skim through the headlines and enjoy reading the detailed reports. I especially pay attention to the World and India sections. I am an Indian so I always want to know what is happening in my country. I get a glimpse of it in the paper.”
In addition to that, Julius also reads the Sports and Business supplements.
“I have always found the coverage very well done and I like the fact that the newspaper is delivered on time. I have been a news reader from a young age and I prefer a hard copy to something online.” However, Julius did admit that he does see the news online occasionally.
He said: “I think it is because of my age. I am just used to reading the physical paper.”
While his family did change their subscription to another newspaper in the past, they saw a difference in content and switched back to Gulf News.
“I would like to continue reading this paper. It is one of the good English newspapers in this region.”